The bodies of 19 people were recovered Tuesday off the coast of Tunisia, one of the primary points of departure for those seeking to traverse the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. The Tunisian coast guard said in a statement that it had recovered
The Foreign Office has issued a slew of travel warnings to Brits for countries across the Middle East and North Africa as tensions ramp up after strikes on Iran. Tehran said it fired air defence systems early on Friday (April 19) at
Russ Cook, the Briton who has run the length of Africa, has finally completed his year-long challenge. The Worthing, West Sussex star began his challenge back on April 22 last year, and has ran more than 16,000km (9,941 miles) between South Africa
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Cash-strapped Tunisia wants to take the unprecedented step of borrowing billions from its central bank to address budget deficits and bandage its economic crisis, a step that experts warn could bring inflation and lessen faith in institutions. In
An estimated 41 migrants have died as a result of a shipwreck off the coast of Italy, according to survivors. A group of four people, originally from the Ivory Coast and Guinea, told rescuers that they had on a boat travelling from Sfax
Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, numbering at least 500, have been returned to Tunisia after being trapped in a perilous no-man’s-land near the Libyan border for a week without access to basic necessities. This expulsion occurred following increased tensions linked to a killing
Tensions escalated dangerously in a Tunisian port city following the detainment of three migrants in connection with the death of a local man. Reports emerged of retaliation against Black foreigners, mass expulsions, and alleged assaults by security forces. Tunisian security forces provided
With the return of calm seas, migrant smugglers launched a score of boats from Tunisia during the weekend and their passengers reached a tiny Italian island by the hundreds. A body was found in one of the boats, Italian news reports said,
Tunisian President Kais Saied met Tuesday with Syria’s chief diplomat and said his country wants to boost bilateral cooperation and preserve “historical ties of brotherhood” with Damascus, the official TAP news agency reported. Diplomatic relations between Syria and Tunisia have been cut
Syria will reopen its embassy in Tunisia after the North African country announced the appointment of a new ambassador to Damascus, Syrian state media reported Wednesday. Tunisia has become the latest Arab state to reestablish diplomatic ties with Syria, after cutting off